As the Asian X Games Qualifier presented by TOYOTA moves into its third year, over 250 of Asia and the world's top alternative sports athletes will converge upon Thailand to compete for prize money, medals and the most coveted prize of all-a qualifying place in the 2001 summer X Games in the U.S. Asian X Games Qualifier have become a hit new event in-and-around the Pacific Rim drawing competitors from Australia, Asia, as well as the States.

The competition will once again be held in Phuket Thailand, the Asian equivalent of San Diego, CA, and will feature top level competition in the sports of:

-Aggressive In Line Skating Park
-Aggressive In-Line Skating Vert
-Aggressive In-Line Skating Vert Doubles
-Wakeboarding
-Sport Climbing Bouldering Men's and Women's
-Sport Climbing Speed Men's and Women's

As well as exhibitions in the sports of:

-Bicycle stunt Park
-Bicycle Stunt Vert
-Bicycle Stunt Flatland
-Skateboarding Park and Vert

A total of 6 hours of programming will be distributed world wide by ESPN's International affiliates and ESPN Star Sports.

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After the huge success of the inaugural Disney Channel/ESPN Junior X Games presented by TOYOTA in 1999, 2000 will see the return of the Junior X Games in an even bigger way. The Junior X Games will provide three days of competition for children aged 10 to 14 from twelve different countries throughout Asia Pacific. They will compete in events modeled after the X Games. The three day Junior X Games will include clinics and X Games workshops with professional X Games athletes. The competitions will use modified ramps, smaller climbing walls and a mini-halfpipe. The prize; an all inclusive trip to Disneyland. A total of 9 disciplines from 4 sport categories will challenge today's up-and-comers and tom morrow's superstars:

-Aggressive in line skating:Park, Individual slalom, Mini Vert, and Vert
-Skateboarding: Park, Individual Slalom, Park Mini Vert, and Vert
-Bicycle Stunt: Park, Flatland, Park, Park Mini Vert, and Vert
-Sport Climbing: Bouldering, and Speed

You have two choices; learn Thai and jump on a plane to check it all out, or keep logging on to EXPN.com for results, complete competition coverage, video, and hopefully some really interesting stories.

If your interested in qualifying for the Asian X Games Qualifier presented by TOYOTA check out the Asian X Tour presented by TOYOTA site for registration information.

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